Stephens County

I can't remember the first circus train I saw. I was probably no more than 4 or 5-years old. I do know where I was to watch the train pass by, and it was Main Street in East Point, Georgia. When the circus came to town, schools would end classes early and Mom and Dad [...]

A couple of weeks ago, we drove up to the Highlands just to check out the snow. On the way there, we couldn't help but notice the beauty of the northeast Georgia mountains. At one stop, Cocoa walked beside me. . . . Paw prints in the snow! Later that day after we returned to [...]

I love the fact that I can drive about 10 minutes and be at Walker Creek. Last Saturday, the river was so still. No dam releases by Georgia Power! So the river was like glass and we could paddle anywhere without a problem. This meant going down stream and back up stream easily. Love this [...]

Our first sunset photo of the season. We are looking forward to many, many more! (smile) I have found a desire within myself that no experience in this world can satisfy; the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. — C. S. Lewis

This winter before the US Corp of Engineers began to release water over the dams in our northeast Georgia lakes, this was a normal scene: high water! This boat ramp and parking lot is one of the many near Toccoa. The ramp in this photo is totally under water. The walkway in the background also [...]

This past Saturday was cold, cold, cold in the mountains, but we had fun and stayed warm. On our way to all points north, we stopped and took photos of what else? Cows! No surprise there! We even had time for a quick trip to a nearby Starbucks. Yes, thanks to Ingles, we have a [...]

We're in the "dead" of winter. Very few leaves are left clinging to anything after all the rain and the storms. The land is quiet, still, and waiting for the return of spring. I'm waiting, too! Our oaks look like black lace against grey skies. They are sleeping and like Lucy Pevensie in C. S. [...]

When I first opened the “cottage” back up in December 2013, the furnishings were sparse! Slowly, furniture was returned and added back to this once full to-overflowing house. Since I was in a more serious townhouse in Marietta, I felt like having fun in this “cottage” was the way to go. And since Chip was [...]